Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Friday 11th July 2025
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Thu 10th Jul 25 at
4:08PM
Sunny and very warm across most areas with light or negligible wind - beware risk of sunburn and dehydration. Warm temperatures will persist overnight. Temperatures nearer the middle teens on Scotland's west coast in the breeze, some early patchy cloud onto Skye and coastal slopes to the south.
Sunny and very warm, staying warm into night
South to southwesterly 10-15mph.
Mostly small, occasional uncomfortable gusts in the morning over high tops/north Cairngorm slopes.
No rain
Summits soon cloud-free
Odd patches over tops near central highlands, these fading through morning for cloud-free summits.
Above 90%
Widespread strong sunshine through high-level cloud; beware sunburn and dehydration. Excellent visibility.
13C in the morning, rising to 18 to 19C, local areas north of Cairngorm summits reaching 20C.
Well above the summits. (Little change of temperature overnight on high ground, possibly slight increase.)
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Saturday 12th July 2025
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4:08PM
Southerly 15mph or often less, becoming variable direction at times.
Mostly small.
No rain
Hills clear
Only odd local patches of haar on lowest slopes of Deeside at dawn, soon fading for cloud-free hills.
Almost certain
Widespread strong sunshine; beware sunburn, dehydration and heatstroke. Excellent visibility.
17C rising to 20C by mid-afternoon, some areas north of Cairngorm summits up to 22C. Remaining warm overnight.
Well above the summits. (Valley temperatures approaching 28 to 30C in the afternoon north of the Cairngorms.)
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Sunday 13th July 2025
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Thu 10th Jul 25 at
4:08PM
South to southeasterly 10-15mph.
Mostly small
No rain expected
Hills clear
Local patchy haar on the lowest slopes of Deeside at dawn will soon clear for cloud-free hills. Small chance of low fog patches returning here as night falls.
Above 90%
Sunny most of the day, some high cloud at times weakening the sun. Excellent visibility.
16 to 18C at dawn, warmest north Cairngorms and Monadhlaith. Rising towards 19C, staying cooler Deeside.
Above the summits
Very warm or hot conditions this weekend in the mountains and the valleys, with extreme risk of wildfire in Scotland; beware dehydration and sunburn. Light winds and very little cloud. Low pressure returns late Sunday into Monday bringing rain to most, risk heavy or thunderstorms north England and Scotland. Temperatures will cool towards average and often raining for the first half of the week. Becoming more mixed from mid-week as pressure goes slack and Atlantic fronts make only weak pushes from the west. Patchy rain and cloud will come and go with the best opportunities for sun in north and western areas.